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October 1, 1978

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Braves 8 12 0
Reds 8 8 2
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Braves 8 12 0
Reds 8 8 2

Bruce Benedict Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .500 .321
At Bats 3 50
Hits 1 12
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 1

Manny Sarmiento Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 7 5
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Riverfront Stadium - October 1, 1978
Manny Sarmiento
Vic Correll
Mike Lum
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Ron Oester
George Foster
Dave Collins
Ken Henderson
Bruce Benedict
Darrel Chaney
Joe Nolan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Benedict strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whisenton scores. Bonnell scores. Nolan moves to third.
Top 9 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Chico Ruiz. Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Nolan takes first base on ball four. Beall scores. Whisenton moves to third. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 9 Bonnell takes first base on ball four. Beall moves to third. Whisenton moves to second.
Top 9 Whisenton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster scores. Beall moves to second.
Top 9 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Royster moves to third.
Top 9 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benedict scores. Royster moves to second.
Top 9 Jerry Royster pinch hits for Rick Camp. Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benedict moves to third.
Top 9 Vic Correll now catching. Pedro Borbon now pitching. Benedict hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Collins. Benedict reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Champ Summers pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Summers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Spilman scores. Lum moves to third.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Camp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spilman moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spilman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Johnny Bench. Spilman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ruiz strikes out.
Top 8 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beall moves to second.
Top 8 Whisenton hits a popup towards short. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ray Knight now playing third base. Beall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oester for the out.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rick Camp now pitching. Seaver strikes out.
Top 7 Hubbard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miller strikes out.
Top 7 Rowland Office pinch hits for Duane Theiss. Office strikes out.
Top 7 Ron Oester now playing shortstop. Mike Lum now playing first base. Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Mike Lum pinch hits for Arturo DeFreites. Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall fields it and throws to second for the out. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bench is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Chaney hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ruiz strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Bonnell. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 6 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins strikes out. There goes Rose. The throw from Benedict to Chaney, and back to Beall, who tags Rose out.
Bottom 5 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Whisenton strikes out.
Top 5 Beall strikes out.
Top 5 Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Seaver hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Miller strikes out.
Top 4 Theiss strikes out.
Top 4 Benedict hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Duane Theiss now pitching. DeFreites hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops it up and throws to first, with Theiss covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Foster takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 3 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy scores.
Bottom 3 Seaver bunts towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Chaney strikes out.
Top 3 Ruiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonnell scores.
Top 3 Bonnell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Bonnell reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Whisenton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hubbard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeFreites hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. DeFreites scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 2 Mahler bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to third for the out. Chaney moves to second.
Top 2 Benedict strikes out.
Top 2 Chaney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonnell scores. Ruiz moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Ruiz bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Bonnell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Bonnell steals second.
Top 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose juggles the ball. That's an error on Rose.
Bottom 1 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Collins. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Hubbard applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Whisenton hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy misplays the ball. That's an error on Kennedy.
Top 1 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards first. DeFreites scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hubbard for the out.
Top 1 Miller strikes out.